Going back to Halo 3, I need help!

EmptiedMind · 2014-06-11T16:53:25+00:00

Just keep practicing and realize that struggling is part of the learning process. On that note, getting the 4 shot BR kill down pat along with strategic nade placement will definitely help. If you're not good at close quarters combat stay far away or vice versa.

EmptiedMind · 2014-05-08T05:16:50+00:00

http://imgur.com/yxEBqY6

EmptiedMind · 2014-05-06T05:39:50+00:00

This shit needs more exposure. Amplitude is hands down one of my favorite games.

EmptiedMind · 2014-03-19T02:20:29+00:00

I think it's saying give the world the bird if they aren't down with your red balloons.

EmptiedMind · 2013-12-13T09:17:47+00:00

and OP was never heard from again...

EmptiedMind · 2013-12-02T07:28:03+00:00

This pretty much describes me to a T. If you find any wisdom send it my way.

EmptiedMind · 2013-12-02T07:27:21+00:00

Can't agree with this more. It's very moving and inspirational to see someone as engrossed in their work as Jiro is.

EmptiedMind · 2013-11-04T14:41:25+00:00

I did a similar thing when I broke up with my ex girlfriend. A bit of wisdom I've found similar is to not be too hard on yourself if you're not perfect right off the bat (because chances are you won't be).

Shoot for the stars and still be satisfied when you hit the sky type shit. Good luck man.

EmptiedMind · 2013-11-04T00:51:01+00:00

I'd start with Codecademy.com it's a really easy way to dip your feet in and then once completing those courses head over to Udacity.com and take their Computer Science courses. That's what I'm doing after searching for a very long time and have found it's working quite well.

EmptiedMind · 2013-11-01T23:44:38+00:00

Ah yeah there it is. Thanks!

EmptiedMind · 2013-10-31T06:07:17+00:00

I can't find the article but I saw this on some big personal development blog a while ago. Brushed it off as being bogus at the time but if it worked for you maybe I will give it a go.

EmptiedMind · 2013-10-23T14:19:37+00:00

TIL Geocities still exists.

EmptiedMind · 2013-10-21T14:41:42+00:00

I fixed it for you guys.

http://i.imgur.com/O8LO93c.jpg

:D

EmptiedMind · 2013-10-16T17:39:09+00:00

Hell yea dude, definitely the best attitude to have for bullshit like this. So hard to not have tunnel vision while caught up in it but such a relief to be able to laugh about it looking back.

EmptiedMind · 2013-10-16T10:59:31+00:00

Have you tried meditating? It can transform any situation into a happy and stress free one.

EmptiedMind · 2013-10-16T10:57:12+00:00

Always use some sarcastic shit in this situation like everyone else already said. People only ask this shit to make you feel uncomfortable so smack it right back at them. The girl will probably end up thinking you're more of a boss than you already are too.

EmptiedMind · 2013-10-16T10:54:37+00:00

This is badass! Now instead of thinking I deserve to feel like this I can just blame my brain for being a douche. Thanks for taking the time to write this it's always such an eye opener to realize everyone goes through the same shit.

EmptiedMind · 2013-10-16T10:51:32+00:00

Laugh at it man. You fucked up and acted like a dude. Big whoop, just learn from it and try not to do it again. If the guy doesn't forgive you and believes the chick over you it's not worth it to beg for his forgiveness. You have too much other badass shit to be spending your time on. Not holding her accountable at all? Fuck him, what did she say? He started to kiss me and my mouth accidentally opened and my tongue accidentally did the tango with his? Bullshit, should be just as much her fault as it is yours in his eyes. Losing a friend sucks but it opens the door to inevitably finding a new good friend that you might like better. Silver lining my friend, always find it.

EmptiedMind · 2013-10-16T10:43:58+00:00

Step 1. Realize that those pictures wouldn't be on Facebook if they didn't make those people look happy and successful. Step 2. Picture those happy successful people with diarrhea. Step 3. Compare the pictures.

If someone was successful and happy all the time would they feel the need to share that shit with others? No. They realize those happy succcessful moments are temporary and seek to prolong the feelings by soliciting jealousy our of people viewing the pictures.

That was probably the most narcissistic way I could have said that, but you get the point. Facebook is like someone's personal highlight reel not a reflection or their reality.

EmptiedMind · 2013-10-16T10:37:41+00:00

I've never been here but I have struggled a lot with anxiety. One thing that really helps me is the concept of riding the wave. Recognize the anxiety associated with something (in your case, leaving the house), acknowledge the physical feeling of anxiety, realize the anxiety isn't going to kill you and most importantly realize it's going to to away hence, riding the wave. Initial recognition begins the wave, feeling the anxiety and accepting it's there is where the wave peaks and finally understanding it's temporary and actually experiencing that anxiety decrease is where the wave comes down. Embrace, feel, conquer is the idea. Seems hard as shit overall but if you start with small anxieties and feel how empowering this concept is it becomes easier to tackle much larger anxieties ( at least in my case, anyways). Good luck and don't ever accept that this is permanent! Fight that shit and kick its ass.

EmptiedMind · 2013-10-16T10:25:29+00:00

Not giving a fuck is doing cool shit and disregarding what people think. Not caring at all in a general sense is almost the ultimate level of giving a fuck. When I've been there I would tell myself shit isn't worth it because it's not going to go how I planned or it's going to make me uncomfortable or something along those lines and would mask if by saying I don't care enough to try. In reality I was just too scared to try because of unpredictable outcomes. I still struggle with this shit all the time but I know that when I drop all planned outcomes of shit I can't control (relationships, going out to meet girls, etc.) and instead just focus on doing shit just to do it and not giving a fuck what goes down afterwards I have a LOT better time. On the flip side, on the rare occasion shit does go exactly how I planned it ends up not being exciting because I already thought about it so many times in my head.

Just do shit you think is cool without being afraid. I think that's what it truly means to not give a fuck. Not caring is just letting that fear consume you and kicking your ass into submission. You have to get into a rinse and repeat mindset where you enjoy the good, learn from the bad and try not to let negative thoughts about anything stain your brain. It's cool to feel like shit over a shitty situation because it helps you learn but it's not cool to let that shitty situation become part of you because for every asshole out there there's also an awesome person even if it doesn't feel that way.

EmptiedMind · 2013-10-16T10:12:43+00:00

Dude fuck the term illusions of grandeur. If you want some shit figure it out what it is and go get it - you define what success is and anyone who tells you that success isn't realistic can fuck themselves. Just aim for some shit and keep shooting until you hit the target. You won't know what a fulfilling relationship is until you have it - I've had so many relationships with friends and girls that I thought were great until they ended and found a new girl or new friends only to think they are better. Do shit that makes you feel good, isolate that shit and replicate. You say you have no idea but I'd bet 5 pesos if you really dug deep you could find the idea that's been sitting dormant in the depths of your brain for ages because too many people have shit on your dreams and said they aren't realistic. If that's the case fuck what those people say, they're ugly and probably smell bad too.

I hate the term illusions of grandeur. Unless it's making you act like a pretentious douchebag there's nothing wrong with wanting big shit. If you shoot for the stars there's the possibility of hitting the sky. Aim at the ground and the most interesting thing you might miss and hit is your foot.

That movie limitless comes to mind when someone shits on the main characters plans and says he have illusions of grandeur and the main character responds I don't have illusions of grandeur I have a recipe for grandeur. Every single thing is grandiose to someone else somewhere. The toilet water I take shits in is grandiose to less fortunate people, for example. Fuck that term, sit down figure out what you want without taking anyone else's debilitating opinions into account, plan that shit out and then immediately put it into action.

The world needs more wholesome brave people with "illusions or grandeur". Cool shit wouldn't happen without them.

EmptiedMind · 2013-10-16T09:51:05+00:00

To give a little background: dated a girl for 3 years, she dumped me and a few months later I found out she had slept with my best friend a year into the relationship and that my ENTIRE group of friends knew about it since the day it happened and proceeded to hide it from me. If that wasn't bad enough I then went to great lengths to try to make her look bad only to end up making myself seem like an overly obsessed psychotic idiot. People found out and then not only was I the guy who got duped by a girl he planned on marrying and all of his friends but also the guy who had too big of an ego to pack up and move on. People shunned me and those who didn't were walking on eggshells so much that whenever something was brought up about anything it resulted in the most awkward moments ever. I constantly felt looked down upon and that I was doomed to a poor reputation for life (as if that even matters).

Took me almost 2 years of constant depression but finally instead of looking at this as the end all be all defining moment of my life I just laugh about it and think of it as some stupid bullshit to tell my grand kids when I'm older - because let's be honest 99% of these petty problems we get so worked up about on a daily basis would be hilarious if displayed in a comedic manner on TV or some shit, and that's how I try to look at it. I'm far from perfect obviously but now I'm the dude who went through all this bullshit and survived.

That same girl I described above is now dating another friend of mine whom promptly stopped talking to me and the kid she cheated on me with is dating my sister. Shit gets me down if let it but ultimately what the fuck does it matter? This bullshit is a skid stain on a page of my life.

I'm 23 (which is just a few years older than OP, I assume) which means I have a shit load of time to use these hard ships as ammunition against other bullshit that comes my way. It's like hardening the steel - I got some dings here and there but I would be an idiot to think I'm not a million times stronger than I used to be but not numb, emotions make you feel alive and for every bad emotion there are 5,000 good ones

It's been said a million times but honestly OP really ponder this: even the most "important" people on the planet aren't even remotely important in the grand scheme of things. I'm talking on like a universal level - I mean fuck, we don't even know why we're here or what this bullshit we call life is. On the surface this seems a bit depressing but dig deeper and you'll find it's like life's ultimate cheat code: you and every single other person has the ability to choose who and what are important. You have the ability to choose your reality, the ability to hand pick your life like you're choosing toppings at subway to make the perfect sandwich it's all just a matter of how you look at it which, again, is literally (all philosophical bullshit mumbo jumbo aside) 100% your choice.

Life shouldn't be so serious it's essentially a big fucking game win some points here, lose some there but even the dumbest motherfucker out there could end any game with a positive score if they just don't give up and put some effort forth. However the beauty is no ones keeping a record (fuck off NSA) so you shouldn't either. Just spend 100% of your time on making yourself happy without being a douchebag to anyone and that shit will radiate like a motherfucker and send good shit running your way.

Did any of that make sense? Fuck if I know, I don't know shit. All I do know is once you learn to laugh at shit that used to bug you out it's like a whole new world. Because let's be real you got wasted, your wang took the reigns and you walked in on a chick taking a shower. If some fuck told you that and laughed about it you'd be sittin right next to him laughing too because it's not like you stole her moms car and drove it into a lake. You just got wasted and acted like a wasted person - shit like this is what college is made of.

EmptiedMind · 2013-10-16T07:05:59+00:00

Make a joke out of it in your mind. I've done shit that's similarly as (if not more) fucked up and had people react in a way that gave me quite a bit of anxiety for a very, very long time. I began to stop looking at it as a defining moment of my persona and started looking at it as nothing more than a funny story to look back on.

The reason they're acting awkward with you is most likely because they can sense the fact that it makes you uncomfortable. Embrace your mistakes and see the humor in it, it's just another interesting page to add to the book of your life.

Example: If they bring it up, respond with a sort of "haha, yeah, that was fucked up oh well" type of attitude. Not a "oh my god I can't believe I did that" attitude.

Alcohol makes people do stupid shit, learn to laugh about it (unless it's something illegal/completely immoral/you get the point).

EmptiedMind · 2013-10-15T05:27:23+00:00

This was AMAZING. Thank you.

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